Chapter 15 of Margaret Montfort is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Margaret Montfort is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DEPARTURE. "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night. I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?" "Ill effects! My dear John, I am a wreck!
Chapter 15 of Margaret Montfort is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “"I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.”
the act of departing
From this reading “A DEPARTURE.”
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading “I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “"I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “My dear John, I am a wreck!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DEPARTURE.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear John, I am a wreck!
the act of departing
From this reading A DEPARTURE.
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading My dear John, I am a wreck!
immediately past
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear John, I am a wreck!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
not any; not one
From this reading I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
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From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I trust you feel no ill effects this morning?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading My dear John, I am a wreck!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am extremely sorry, Sophronia, that you were so alarmed last night.
Chapter 15 of Margaret Montfort by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 15 holds 165 sentences of Margaret Montfort, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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